The NBA Draft Lottery has yet to play out to
its percentages since the inaugural event in 1985. In fact, only on one
occasion have the top three Lottery positions been awarded with the first
three picks in the subsequent NBA Draft. Below is a look at how the final
standings have matched up with the Lottery results since 1985.

2011

Actual
Finish

Lottery Order

1. Minnesota

Cleveland (from LAC)

2. Cleveland

Minnesota

3. Toronto

Utah (from NJN)

4. Washington

Cleveland

5. Sacramento

Toronto

6. Utah (from NJN)

Washington

7. Detroit

Sacramento

8. Cleveland (from LAC)

Detroit

9. Charlotte

Charlotte

10. Milwaukee

Milwaukee

11. Golden State

Golden State

12. Utah

Utah

13. Phoenix

Phoenix

14. Houston

Houston

Notes: Cleveland (from LAC) moved up from the 8th spot to the 1st spot. Minnesota dropped from the 1st spot to the 2nd spot. Utah (from NJN) moved up from the 6th spot to the 3rd spot. Cleveland dropped from the 2nd spot to the 4th spot. Toronto dropped from the 3rd spot to the 5th spot. Washington dropped from the 4th spot to the 6th spot. Sacramento dropped from the 5th spot to the 7th spot. Detroit dropped from the 7th spot to the 8th spot.

2010

Actual
Finish

Lottery Order

Player Selected

1. New Jersey

Washington

John Wall, Kentucky

2. Minnesota

Philadelphia

Evan Turner, Ohio St.

3. Sacramento

New Jersey

Derrick Favors, Georgia Tech

4. Golden State

Minnesota

Wesley Johnson, Syracuse

5. Washington

Sacramento

DeMarcus Cousins, Kentucky

6. Philadelphia

Golden State

Ekpe Udoh, Baylor

7. Detroit

Detroit

Greg Monroe, Georgetown

8. L.A. Clippers

L.A. Clippers

Al-Farouq Aminu, Wake Forest

9. Utah (from NYK)

Utah (from NYK)

Gordon Hayward, Butler

10. Indiana

Indiana

Paul George, Fresno St.

11. New Orleans

New Orleans

Cole Aldrich, Kansas

12. Memphis

Memphis

Xavier Henry, Kansas

13. Toronto

Toronto

Ed Davis, North Carolina

14. Houston

Houston

Patrick Patterson, Kentucky

Notes: Washington moved up from the 5th spot to the 1st spot. Philadelphia moved up from the 6th spot to the 2nd spot. New Jersey dropped from the 1st spot to the 3rd spot. Minnesota dropped from the 2nd spot to the 4th spot. Sacramento dropped from the 3rd spot to the 5th spot. Golden State dropped from the 4th spot to the 6th spot.

2009

Actual
Finish

Lottery Order

Player Selected

1. Sacramento

L.A. Clippers

Blake Griffin, Oklahoma

2. Washington

Memphis

Hasheem Thabeet, Connecticut

3. L.A. Clippers

Oklahoma City

James Harden, Oklahoma City

4. Oklahoma City

Sacramento

Tyreke Evans, Memphis

5. Minnesota

Washington (traded to MIN)

Ricky Rubio, Spain

6. Memphis

Minnesota

Jonny Flynn, Syracuse

7. Golden State

Golden State

Stephen Curry, Davidson

8. New York

New York

Jordan Hill, Arizona

9. Toronto

Toronto

DeMar DeRozan, USC

10. Milwaukee

Milwaukee

Brandon Jennings, Italian League

11. New Jersey

New Jersey

Terrence Wiliams, Louisville

12. Charlotte

Charlotte

Gerald Henderson, Duke

13. Indiana

Indiana

Tyler Hansbrough, North Carolina

14. Phoenix

Phoenix

Earl Clark, Louisville

Notes: L.A. Clippers moved up from the 3rd spot to the 1st spot. Memphis moved up from the 6th spot to the 2nd spot. Oklahoma City moved up from the 4th spot to the 3rd spot. Sacramento dropped from the 1st spot to the 4th spot. Washington dropped from the 2nd spot to the 5th spot. Minnesota dropped from the 5th spot to the 6th spot.

2008

Actual
Finish

Lottery Order

Player Selected

1. Miami

Chicago

Derrick Rose, Memphis

2. Seattle

Miami

Michael Beasley, Kansas State

3. Minnesota

Minnesota

O.J. Mayo, USC

4. Memphis

Seattle

Russell Westbrook , UCLA

5. New York

Memphis

Kevin Love, UCLA

6. L.A. Clippers

New York

Danilo Gallinari, Italy

7. Milwaukee

L.A. Clippers

Eric Gordon, Indiana

8. Charlotte

Milwaukee

Joe Alexander, West Virginia

9. Chicago

Charlotte

D.J. Augustin, Texas

10. New Jersey

New Jersey

Brook Lopez, Stanford

11. Indiana

Indiana

Jerryd Bayless, Arizona

12. Sacramento

Sacramento

Jason Thompson, Rider

13. Portland

Portland

Brandon Rush, Kansas

14. Golden State

Golden State

Anthony Randolph, LSU

Notes: Chicago moved up from the 9th spot
to the 1st spot. Miami dropped from the first spot to the 2nd spot. Seattle
dropped from the 2nd spot to the 4th spot. Memphis dropped from the 4th
spot to the 5th spot. New York dropped from the 5th spot to the 6th spot.
The L.A. Clippers dropped from the 6th spot to the 7th spot. Milwaukee dropped
from the 7th spot to the 8th spot. Charlotte dropped from the 8th spot to
the 9th spot.

2007

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Memphis

Portland

Greg Oden, Ohio State

2. Boston

Seattle

Kevin Durant, Texas

3. Milwaukee

Atlanta

Al Horford, Florida

4. Atlanta

Memphis

Michael Conley, Ohio State

5. Seattle

Boston

Jeff Green, Georgetown

6. Portland

Milwaukee

Yi Jianlian, China

7. Minnesota

Minnesota

Corey Brewer, Florida

8. Charlotte

Charlotte

Brandan Wright, North Carolina

9. New York

Chicago (from NYK)

Joakim Noah, Florida

10. Sacramento

Sacramento

Spencer Hawes, Washington

11. Indiana

Atlanta (from IND)

Acie Law IV, Texas A&M

12. Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Thaddeus Young, Georgia Tech

13. New Orleans

New Orleans

Julian Wright, Kansas

14. L.A. Clippers

L.A. Clippers

Al Thornton, Florida State

Notes: Portland moved up from the 6th spot to the
1st spot. Seattle moved up from the 5th spot to the 2nd spot. Atlanta moved
up from the 4th spot to the 3rd spot. Memphis dropped from the 1st spot
to the 4th spot. Boston dropped from the 2nd spot to the 5th spot. Milwaukee
dropped from the 3rd spot to the 6th spot.

2006

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Portland

Toronto

Andrea Bargnani, Benetton Treviso Italy

2. Toronto

Chicago (from NYK)

LaMarcus Aldridge, Texas

3. Charlotte

Charlotte

Adam Morrison, Gonzaga

4. Atlanta

Portland

Tyrus Thomas, Louisiana State

5. New York

Atlanta

Shelden Williams, Duke

6. Minnesota

Minnesota

Brandon Roy, Washington

7. Boston

Boston

Randy Foye, Villanova

8. Houston

Houston

Rudy Gay, Connecticut

9. Golden State

Golden State

Patrick O'Bryant, Bradley

10. Seattle

Seattle

Saer Sene, Senegal

11. Orlando

Orlando

J.J. Redick, Duke

12. New Orleans

New Orleans

Hilton Armstrong, Connecticut

13. Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Thabo Sefolosha, Switzerland

14. Utah

Utah

Ronnie Brewer, Arkansas

Notes: Toronto moved up from the 2nd spot
to the 1st spot. New York (to Chicago) moved up from the 5th spot to the
2nd spot. Portland dropped from the 1st spot to the 4th spot. Atlanta dropped
from the 4th spot to the 5th spot.

2005

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Atlanta

Milwaukee

Andrew Bogut, Utah

2. New Orleans

Atlanta

Marvin Williams, North Carolina

3. Charlotte

Utah

Deron Williams, Illinois

4. Utah

New Orleans

Chris Paul, Wake Forest

5. Portland

Charlotte

Raymond Felton, North Carolina

6. Milwaukee

Portland

Martell Webster, Seattle Prep HS

7. Toronto

Toronto

Charlie Villanueva, Connecticut

8. New York

New York

Channing Frye, Arizona

9. Golden State

Golden State

Ike Diogu, Arizona State

10. L.A. Lakers

L.A. Lakers

Andrew Bynum, St. Joseph HS (NJ)

11. Orlando

Orlando

Fraz Vazquez, Spain

12. L.A. Clippers

L.A. Clippers

Yaroslav Korolev, CSKA Moscow

13. Cleveland

Charlotte (from CLE via PHX)

Sean May, North Carolina

14. Minnesota

Minnesota

Rashad McCants, North Carolina

Notes: Milwaukee moved up from the 6th spot to the 1st spot. Atlanta dropped from the 1st spot to the 2nd spot. Utah moved up from the 4th spot to the 3rd spot. New Orleans dropped from the 2nd spot to the 4th spot. Charlotte dropped from the 3rd spot to the 5th spot. Portland dropped from the 5th spot to the 6th spot.

2004

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Orlando

Orlando

Dwight Howard, SW Atlanta Christian

2. Chicago

L.A. Clippers

Emeka Okafor, Connecticut

3. Washington

Chicago

Ben Gordon, Connecticut

4. L.A. Clippers

Charlotte

Shaun Livingston, Peoria Central HS
(IL)

5. Atlanta

Washington

Devin Harris, Wisconsin

6. Phoenix

Atlanta

Josh Childress, Stanford

7. Toronto

Phoenix

Luol Deng, Duke

8. Philadelphia

Toronto

Rafael Araujo, Brigham Young

9. Cleveland

Philadelphia

Andre Iguodala, Arizona

10. Golden State

Cleveland

Luke Jackson, Oregon

11. Seattle

Golden State

Andris Biedrins, Latvia

12. Portland

Seattle

Robert Swift, Bakersfield HS (CA)

13. Utah

Portland

Sebastian Telfair, Abraham Lincoln
HS (NY)

14.

Utah

Kris Humphries, Minnesota

Notes: Chicago dropped from the 2nd spot to the 3rd spot. The Clippers moved up from the 4th spot to the 2nd spot. Chicago dropped from the 2nd spot to the 3rd spot. Washington dropped from the 3rd spot to the 5th spot. Atlanta dropped from the 5th spot to the 6th spot. Phoenix dropped from the 6ht spot to the 7th spot. Toronto dropped from the 7th spot to the 8th spot. Philadelphia dropped from the 8th spot to the 9th spot. Cleveland dropped from the 9th spot to the 10th spot. Seattle dropped from the 11th spot to the 12th spot. Portland dropped from the 12th spot to the 13th spot. Utah dropped from the 13th spot to the 14th spot.

*As part of the expansion agreement, Charlotte was assigned the 4th spot.

2003

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Denver

Cleveland

LeBron James, St. Vincent/St. Mary's
HS (OH)

2. Cleveland

Detroit (from MEM)

Darko Milicic, Serbia & Montenegro

3. Toronto

Denver

Carmelo Anthony, Syracuse

4. Miami

Toronto

Chris Bosh, Georgia Tech

5. L.A. Clippers

Miami

Dwyane Wade, Marquette

6. Memphis

L.A. Clippers

Chris Kaman, Central Michigan

7. Chicago

Chicago

Kirk Hinrich, Kansas

8. Atlanta

Milwaukee (from ATL)

T.J. Ford, Texas

9. New York

New York

Michael Sweetney, Georgetown

10. Washington

Washington

Jarvis Hayes, Georgia

11. Golden State

Golden State

Mickael Pietrus, Pau Orthez, France

12. Seattle

Seattle

Nick Collison, Kansas

13. Houston

Memphis (from HOU)

Marcus Banks, UNLV

Notes: Cleveland moved up from the 2nd spot to the 1st spot. Memphis (to Detroit) moved up from the 6th spot to the 2nd spot. Denver dropped from the 1st spot to the 3rd spot. Toronto dropped from the 3rd spot to the 4th spot. Miami dropped from the 4th spot to the 5th spot. The Clippers dropped from the 5th spot to the 6th spot.

2002

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Golden State

Houston

Yao Ming, Shanghai Sharks (China)

2. Chicago

Chicago

Jay Williams, Duke

3. Memphis

Golden State

Mike Dunleavy, Duke

4. Denver

Memphis

Drew Gooden, Kansas

5. Houston

Denver

Nikoloz Tskitishvili, Georgia

6. Cleveland

Cleveland

Dajuan Wagner, Memphis

7. New York

New York

Nene Hilario, Brazil

8. Atlanta

L.A. Clippers (from ATL)

Chris Wilcox, Maryland

9. Phoenix

Phoenix

Amare Stoudemire, Cypress Creek HS
(FL)

10. Miami

Miami

Caron Butler, Connecticut

11. Washington

Washington

Jared Jeffries, Indiana

12. L.A. Clippers

L.A. Clippers

Melvin Ely, Fresno State

13. Milwaukee

Milwaukee

Marcus Haislip, Tennessess

Notes: Houston moved up from the 5th spot to the 1st spot. Golden State dropped from the 1st spot to the 3rd spot. Memphis dropped from the 3rd spot to the 4th spot. Denver dropped from the 4th spot to the 5th spot.

2001

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Chicago

Washington

Kwame Brown, Glynn Academy (GA)

2. Golden State

L.A. Clippers

Tyson Chandler, Dominguez HS (CA)

3. Washington

Atlanta

Pau Gasol, Barcelona (Spain)

4. Vancouver

Chicago

Eddy Curry, Thornwood HS (IL)

5. Atlanta

Golden State

Jason Richardson, Michigan State

6. New Jersey

Vancouver

Shane Battier, Duke

7. Cleveland

New Jersey

Eddie Griffin, Seton Hall

8. L.A. Clippers

Cleveland

DeSagana Diop, Oak Hill Academy (VA)

9. Detroit

Detroit

Rodney White, Charlotte

10. Boston

Boston

Joe Johnson, Arkansas

11. Denver

Boston (from DEN)

Kedrick Brown, Okaloosa-Walton CC

12. Seattle

Seattle

Vladimir Radmanovic, FMP Zeleznik

13. Houston

Houston

Richard Jefferson, Arizona

Notes: Washington moved up from the 3rd spot to the 1st spot. The Clippers moved up from the 8th spot to the 2nd spot. Atlanta moved up from the 5th spot to the 3rd spot. Chicago dropped from the 1st spot to the 4th spot. Golden State dropped from the 2nd spot to the 5th spot. Vancouver dropped from the 4th spot to the 6th spot. New Jersey dropped from the 6th spot to the 7th spot. Cleveland dropped from the 7th spot to the 8th spot.

2000

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. L.A. Clippers

New Jersey

Kenyon Martin, Cincinnati

2. Chicago

Vancouver

Stromile Swift, Louisiana State

3. Golden State

L.A. Clippers

Darius Miles, East St. Louis HS (IL)

4. Vancouver

Chicago

Marcus Fizer, Iowa State

5. Atlanta

Orlando (from GSW)

Mike Miller, Florida

6. Washington

Atlanta

DerMarr Johnson, Cincinnati

7. New Jersey

Chicago (from WAS)

Chris Mihm, Texas

8. Cleveland

Cleveland

Jamal Crawford, Michigan

9. Houston

Houston

Joel Przybilla, Minnesota

10. Denver

Orlando (from DEN)

Keyon Dooling, Missouri

11. Boston

Boston

Jerome Moiso, UCLA

12. Dallas

Dallas

Etan Thomas, Syracuse

13. Orlando

Orlando

Courtney Alexander, Fresno State

Notes: New Jersey moved up from the 7th spot to the 1st spot. Vancouver moved up from the 4th spot to the 2nd spot. The Clippers dropped from the 1st spot to the 3rd spot. Chicago dropped from the 2nd spot to the 4th spot. Orlando dropped from the 3rd spot to the 5th spot. Atlanta dropped from the 5th spot to the 6th spot. Washington (to Chicago) dropped from the 6th spot to the 7th spot.

1999

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Vancouver

Chicago

Elton Brand, Duke

2. L.A. Clippers

Vancouver

Steve Francis, Maryland

3. Chicago

Charlotte

Baron Davis, UCLA

4. Denver

L.A. Clippers

Lamar Odom, Rhode Island

5. New Jersey

Toronto (from DEN)

Jonathan Bender, Picayune HS (MS)

6. Washington

Minnesota (from NJN)

Wally Szczerbiak, Miami (OH)

7. Boston

Washington

Richard Hamilton, Connecticut

8. Dallas

Cleveland (from BOS)

Andre Miller, Utah

9. Golden State

Phoenix (from DAL)

Shawn Marion, UNLV

10. Cleveland

Atlanta (from GSW)

Jason Terry, Arizona

11. Toronto

Cleveland

Trajan Langdon, Duke

12. Seattle

Toronto

Aleksander Radojevic, Barton County
CC

13. Charlotte

Seattle

Corey Maggette, Duke

Notes: Chicago moved up from the 3rd spot to the 1st spot. Vancouver dropped from the 1st spot to the 2nd spot. Charlotte moved up from the 13th spot to the 3rd spot. The Clippers dropped from the 2nd spot to the 4th spot. Denver (to Toronto) dropped from the 4th spot to the 5th spot. New Jersey (to Minnesota) dropped from the 5th spot to the 6th spot. Washington dropped from the 6th spot to the 7th spot. Boston (to Cleveland) dropped from the 7th spot to the 8th spot. Dallas (to Phoenix) dropped from the 8th spot to the 9th spot. Golden State (to Atlanta) dropped from the 9th spot to the 10th spot. Cleveland dropped from the 10th spot to the 11th spot. Toronto dropped from the 11th spot to the 12th spot. Seattle dropped from the 12th spot to the 13th spot.

1998

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Denver

L.A. Clippers

Michael Olowokandi, Pacific

2. Toronto

Vancouver

Mike Bibby, Arizona

3. L.A. Clippers

Denver

Raef LaFrentz, Kansas

4. Golden State

Toronto

Antawn Jamison, North Carolina

5. Vancouver

Golden State

Vince Carter, North Carolina

6. Dallas

Dallas

Robert Traylor, Michigan

7. Sacramento

Sacramento

Jason Williams, Florida

8. Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Larry Hughes, St. Louis

9. Milwaukee

Milwaukee

Dirk Nowitzki, Germany

10. Boston

Boston

Paul Pierce, Kansas

11. Detroit

Detroit

Bonzi Wells, Ball State

12. Orlando

Orlando

Michael Doleac, Utah

13. Washington

Orlando (from WAS)

Keon Clark, UNLV

Notes: The Clippers moved up from the 3rd spot to the 1st spot. Vancouver moved up from the 5th spot to the 2nd spot. Denver dropped from the 1st spot to the 3rd spot. Toronto dropped from the 2nd spot to the 4th spot. Golden State dropped from the 4th spot to the 5th spot.

1997

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Vancouver

San Antonio

Tim Duncan, Wake Forest

2. Boston

Philadelphia

Keith Van Horn, Utah

3. San Antonio

Boston

Chauncey Billups, Colorado

4. Denver

Vancouver

Antonio Daniels, Bowling Green

5. Philadelphia

Denver

Tony Battie, Texas Tech

6. Dallas

Boston (from DAL)

Ron Mercer, Kentucky

7. New Joersey

New Jersey

Tim Thomas, Villanova

8. Golden State

Golden State

Adonal Foyle, Colgate

9. Toronto

Toronto

Tracy McGrady, Mt. Zion Academy (NC)

10. Milwaukee

Milwaukee

Danny Fortson, Cincinnati

11. Sacramento

Sacramento

Olivier Saint-Jean, San Jose State

12. Indiana

Indiana

Austin Croshere, Providence

13. Cleveland

Cleveland

Derek Anderson, Kentucky

Notes: San Antonio moved up from the 3rd spot to the 1st spot. Philadelphia moved up from the 5th spot to the 2nd spot. Boston dropped from the 2nd spot to the 3rd spot. Vancouver dropped from the 1st spot to the 4th spot. Denver dropped from the 4th spot to the 5th spot.

1996

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Vancouver

Philadelphia

Allen Iverson, Georgetown

2. Philadelphia

Toronto

Marcus Camby, Massachussets

3. Toronto

Vancouver

Shareef Abdur-Rahim, California

4. Milwaukee

Milwaukee

Stephon Marbury, Georgia Tech

5. Minnesota

Minnesota

Ray Allen, Connecticut

6. Dallas

Boston

Antoine Walker

7. L.A. Clippers

L.A. Clippers

Lorenzen Wright, Memphis

8. New Jersey

New Jersey

Kerry Kittles, Villanova

9. Boston

Dallas

Samaki Walker, Louisville

10. Denver

Indiana (from DEN)

Erick Dampier, Mississippi State

11. Golden State

Golden State

Todd Fuller, N.C. State

12. Washington

Cleveland (from WAS)

Vitaly Potapenko, Wright State

13. Charlotte

Charlotte

Kobe Bryant, Lower Merion HS (PA)

Notes: Philadelphia moved up from the 2nd spot to the 1st spot. Toronto moved up from the 3rd spot to the 2nd spot. Vancouver dropped from the 1st spot to the 3rd spot. Boston moved up from the 9th spot to the 6th spot. Dallas dropped from the 6th spot to the 9th spot.

*As part of the expansion agreement, neither Vancouver nor Toronto could select in the 1st spot. Toronto won the 1st spot, but dropped to the 2nd spot, per that agreement.

1995

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. L.A. Clippers

Golden State

Joe Smith, Maryland

2. Washington

L.A. Clippers

Antonio McDyess, Alabama

3. Minnesota

Philadelphia

Jerry Stachhouse, North Carolina

4. Philadelphia

Washington

Rasheed Wallace, North Carolina

5. Golden State

Minnesota

Kevin Garnett, Farragut Academy (IL)

6. Detroit

Vancouver

Bryant Reeves, Oklahoma State

7. New Jersey

Toronto

Damon Stoudamire, Arizona

8. Miami

Portland (from DET)

Shawn Respert, Michigan State

9. Milwaukee

New Jersey

Ed O'Bannon, UCLA

10. Dallas

Miami

Kurt Thomas, Texas Christian

11. Sacramento

Milwaukee

Gary Trent, Ohio

12.

Dallas

Cherokee Parks, Duke

13.

Sacramento

Corliss Williamson, Arkansas

Notes: Golden State moved up from the 5th spot to the 1st spot. The Clippers dropped from the 1st spot to the 2nd spot. Philadelphia moved up from the 4th spot to the 3rd spot. Washington dropped from the 2nd spot to the 4th spot. Minnesota dropped from the 3rd spot to the 5th spot. Detroit (to Portland) dropped from the 6th spot to the 8th spot. New Jersey dropped from the 7th spot to the 9th spot. Miami dropped from the 8th spot to the 10th spot. Milwaukee dropped from the 9th spot to the 11th spot. Dallas dropped from the 10th spot to the 12th spot. Sacramento dropped from the 11th spot to the 13th spot.

*Vancouver and Toronto were assigned to the 6th and 7th spots per coin toss, as a part of the expansion agreement.

1994

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Dallas

Milwaukee

Glenn Robinson, Purdue

2. Detroit

Dallas

Jason Kidd, California

3. Minnesota

Detroit

Grant Hill, Duke

4. Milwaukee

Minnesota

Donyell Marshall, Connecticut

5. Washington

Washington

Juwan Howard, Michigan

6. Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Sharone Wright, Clemson

7. L.A. Clippers

L.A. Clippers

Lamond Murray, California

8. Sacramento

Sacramento

Brian Grant, Xavier

9. Boston

Boston

Eric Montross, North Carolina

10. L.A. Lakers

L.A. Lakers

Eddie Jones, Temple

11. Charlotte

Seattle (from CHA)

Carlos Rogers, Tennessee State

Notes: Milwaukee moved up from the 4th spot to the 1s spot. Dallas dropped from the 1st spot to the 2nd spot. Detroit dropped from the 2nd spot to the 3rd spot. Minnesota dropped from the 3rd spot to the 4th spot.

1993

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Dallas

Orlando

Chris Webber, Michigan

2. Minnesota

Philadelphia

Shawn Bradley, Brigham Young

3. Washington

Golden State

Anfernee Hardaway, Memphis State

4. Sacramento

Dallas

Jamal Mashburn, Kentucky

5. Philadelphia

Minnesota

Isaiah Rider, UNLV

6. Milwaukee

Washington

Calbert Cheaney, Indiana

7. Golden State

Sacramento

Bobby Hurley, Duke

8. Denver

Milwaukee

Vin Baker, Hartford

9. Miami

Denver

Rodney Rogers, Wake Forest

10. Detroit

Detroit (from MIA)

Lindsey Hunter, Jackson State

11. Orlando

Detroit

Allan Houston, Tennessee

Notes: Orlando moved up from the 11th spot to the 1st spot. Philadelphia moved up from the 5th spot to the 2nd spot. Golden State moved up from the 7th spot to the 3rd spot. Dallas dropped from the 1st spot to the 4th spot. Minnesota dropped from the 2nd spot to the 5th spot. Washington dropped from the 3rd spot to the 6th spot. Sacramento dropped from the 4th spot to the 7th spot. Milwaukee dropped from the 6th spot to the 8th spot. Denver dropped from the 8th spot to the 9th spot. Miami (to Detroit) dropped from the 9th spot to the 10th spot.

1992

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Minnesota

Orlando

Shaquille O'Neal, Louisiana State

2. Orlando

Charlotte

Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown

3. Dallas

Minnesota

Christian Laettner, Duke

4. Denver

Dallas

Jimmy Jackson, Ohio State

5. Washington

Denver

LaPhonso Ellis, Notre Dame

6. Sacramento

Washington

Tom Gugliotta, N.C. State

7. Milwaukee

Sacramento

Walt Williams, Maryland

8. Charlotte

Milwaukee

Todd Day, Arkansas

9. Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Clarence Weatherspoon, So. Mississippi

10. Atlanta

Atlanta

Adam Keefe, Stanford

11. Houston

Houston

Robert Horry, Alabama

Notes: Orlando moved up from the 2nd spot to the 1st spot. Charlotte moved up from the 8th spot to the 2nd spot. Minnesota dropped from the 1st spot to the 3rd spot. Dallas dropped from the 3rd spot to the 4th spot. Denver dropped from the 4th spot to the 5th spot. Washington dropped from the 5th spot to the 6th spot. Sacramento dropped from the 6th spot to the 7th spot. Milwaukee dropped from the 7th spot to the 8th spot.

1991

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Denver

Charlotte

Larry Johnson, UNLV

2. Miami

New Jersey

Kenny Anderson, Georgia Tech

3. Sacramento

Sacramento

Billy Owens, Syracuse

4. New Jersey

Denver

Dikembe Mutombo, Georgetown

5. Charlotte

Miami

Steve Smith, Michigan State

6. Dallas

Dallas

Doug Smith, Missouri

7. Minnesota

Minnesota

Luc Longley, New Mexico

8. Washington

Denver (from WAS)

Mark Macon, Temple

9. L.A. Clippers

Atlanta (from LAC)

Stacey Augmon, UNLV

10. Orlando

Orlando

Brian Williams, Arizona

11. Cleveland

Cleveland

Terrell Brandon, Oregon

Notes: Charlotte moved up from the 5th spot to the 1st spot. New Jersey moved up from the 4th spot to the 2nd spot. Denver dropped from the 1st spot to the 4th spot. Miami dropped from the 2nd spot to the 5th spot.

1990

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. New Jersey

New Jersey

Derrick Coleman, Syracuse

2. Miami

Seattle

Gary Payton, Oregon State

3. Orlando

Denver (from MIA)

Chris Jackson, Louisiana State

4. Charlotte

Orlando

Dennis Scott, Georgia Tech

5. Minnesota

Charlotte

Kendall Gill, Illinois

6. Sacramento

Minnesota

Felton Spencer, Louisville

7. L.A. Clippers

Sacramento

Lionel Simmons, La Salle

8. Dallas

L.A. Clippers

Bo Kimble, Loyola Marymount

9. Golden State

Miami (from WAS via DAL & DEN)

Willie Burton, Minnesota

10. Seattle

Atlanta

Rumeal Robinson, Michigan

11. Atlanta

Golden State

Tyrone Hill, Xavier

Notes: Seattle moved up from the 10th spot to the 2nd spot. Miami (to Denver) dropped from the 2nd spot to the 3rd spot. Orlando dropped from the 3rd spot to the 4th spot. Charlotte dropped from the 4th spot to the 5th spot. Minnesota dropped from the 5th spot to the 6th spot. Sacramento dropped from the 6th spot to the 7th spot. The Clippers dropped from the 7th spot to the 8th spot. Dallas (to Miami) dropped from the 8th spot to the 9th spot. Atlanta moved up from the 11th spot to the 10th spot. Golden State dropped from the 9th spot to the 11th spot.

1989

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Charlotte

Sacramento

Pervis Ellison, Louisville

2. New Jersey

L.A. Clippers

Danny Ferry, Duke

3. Dallas

San Antonio

Sean Elliott, Arizona

4. Indiana

Miami

Glen Rice, Michigan

5. L.A. Clippers

Charlotte

J.R. Reid, North Carolina

6. Miami

Chicago (from NJN)

Stacey King, Oklahoma

7. Sacramento

Indiana

George McCloud, Florida State

8. San Antonio

Dallas

Randy White, Louisiana Tech

9. Washington

Washington

Tom Hammonds, Georgia Tech

Notes: Sacramento moved up from the 7th spot to the 1st spot. The Clippers moved up from the 5th spot to the 2nd spot. San Antonio moved up from the 8th spot to the 3rd spot. Miami moved up from the 6th spot to the 4th spot. Charlotte dropped from the 1st spot to the 5th spot. New Jersey (to Chicago) dropped from the 2nd spot to the 6th spot. Indiana dropped from the 4th spot to the 7th spot. Dallas dropped from the 3rd spot to the 8th spot.

1988

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Golden State

L.A. Clippers

Danny Manning, Kansas

2. Indiana

Indiana

Rik Smits, Marist

3. L.A. Clippers

Philadelphia

Charles Smith, Pittsburgh

4. Sacramento

New Jersey

Chris Morris, Auburn

5. New Jersey

Golden State

Mitch Richmond, Kansas State

6. Philadelphia

L.A. Clippers (from SAC)

Hersey Hawkins, Bradley

7. Phoenix

Phoenix

Tim Perry, Temple

Notes: The Clippers moved up from the 3rd spot to the 1st spot. Philadelphia moved up from the 6th spot to the 3rd spot. New Jersey moved up from the 5th spot to the 4th spot. Golden State dropped from the 1st spot to the 5th spot. Sacramento (to L.A. Clippers) dropped from the 4th spot to the 6th spot.

1987

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Cleveland

San Antonio

David Robinson, Navy

2. L.A. Clippers

Phoenix

Armon Gilliam, UNLV

3. New Jersey

New Jersey

Dennis Hopson, Ohio State

4. New York

L.A. Clippers

Reggie Williams, Georgetown

5. Phoenix

Seattle (from NYK)

Scottie Pippen, Central Arkansas

6. Sacramento

Sacramento

Kenny Smith, North Carolina

7. San Antonio

Cleveland

Kevin Johnson, California

Notes: San Antonio moved up from the 7th spot to the 1st spot. Phoenix moved up from the 5th spot to the 2nd spot. The Clippers dropped from the 2nd spot to the 4th spot. New York (to Seattle) dropped from the 4th spot to the 5th spot. Cleveland dropped from the 1st spot to the 7th spot.

1986

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Seattle

Cleveland (from LAC via PHI)

Brad Daugherty, North Carolina

2. Cleveland

Boston (from SEA)

Len Bias, Maryland

3. Golden State

Golden State

Chris Washburn, N.C. State

4. Indiana

Indiana

Chuck Person, Auburn

5. New York

New York

Kenny Walker, Kentucky

6. L.A. Clippers

Phoenix

William Bedford, Memphis State

7. Phoenix

Dallas (from CLE)

Roy Tarpley, Michigan

Notes: L.A. Clippers (to Cleveland) moved up from the 6th spot to the 1st spot. Seattle (to Boston) dropped from the 1st spot to the 2nd spot. Phoenix moved up from the 7th spot to the 6th spot. Cleveland (to Dallas) dropped from the 2nd spot to the 7th spot.

1985

Actual
Finish

Lottery
Order

Player
Selected

1. Atlanta

New York

Patrick Ewing, Georgetown

2. Golden State

Indiana

Wayman Tisdale, Oklahoma

3. Indiana

L.A. Clippers

Benoit Benjamin, Creighton

4. L.A. Clippers

Seattle

Xavier McDaniel, Wichita State

5. New York

Atlanta

Jon Koncak, Southern Methodist

6. Sacramento

Sacramento

Joe Kleine, Arkansas

7. Seattle

Golden State

Chris Mullin, St. John's

Notes: New York moved up from the 5th spot to the 1st spot. Indiana moved up from the 3rd spot to the 2nd spot. The Clippers moved up from the 4th spot to the 3rd spot. Seattle moved up from the 7th spot to the 4th spot. Atlanta dropped from the 1st spot to the 5th spot. Golden State dropped from the 2nd spot to the 7th spot.